Marshall vs Gomis

Who won Marshall vs Gomis?

William Gomis beat Francis Marshall by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner William Gomis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Marshall vs Gomis stats

Francis Marshall stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

William Gomis made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Francis Marshall's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while William Gomis' came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Gomis had a massive power advantage over Marshall, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Marshall's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Marshall had a massive advantage over Gomis, boasting a 57% submission rate over Gomis' 9%.

Francis Marshall was the younger man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

Marshall was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 5 months later than Gomis, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 20 to Gomis' 35.

Activity check

Gomis' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Marshall vs Gomis?

Francis Marshall was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while William Gomis made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.